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Mark 11:1-11

Jesus Enters The City

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethanyat the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them,“Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”

4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

“Hosanna!”“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Isaiah 62

Zion’s New Name

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,till her vindication shines out like the dawn,her salvation like a blazing torch.2 The nations will see your vindication,and all kings your glory;you will be called by a new namethat the mouth of the Lord will bestow.3 You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand,a royal diadem in the hand of your God.4 No longer will they call you Deserted,or name your land Desolate.But you will be called Hephzibah,[a]and your land Beulah[b];for the Lord will take delight in you,and your land will be married.5 As a young man marries a young woman,so will your Builder marry you;as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,so will your God rejoice over you.

6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;they will never be silent day or night.You who call on the Lord,give yourselves no rest,7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalemand makes her the praise of the earth.

8 The Lord has sworn by his right handand by his mighty arm:“Never again will I give your grainas food for your enemies,and never again will foreigners drink the new winefor which you have toiled;9 but those who harvest it will eat itand praise the Lord,and those who gather the grapes will drink itin the courts of my sanctuary.”

10 Pass through, pass through the gates!Prepare the way for the people.Build up, build up the highway!Remove the stones.Raise a banner for the nations.

11 The Lord has made proclamationto the ends of the earth:“Say to Daughter Zion,‘See, your Savior comes!See, his reward is with him,and his recompense accompanies him.’”12 They will be called the Holy People,the Redeemed of the Lord;and you will be called Sought After,the City No Longer Deserted.

Philippians 2:3-11

Be Like Christ

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he made himself nothingby taking the very nature[b] of a servant,being made in human likeness.8 And being found in appearance as a man,he humbled himselfby becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest placeand gave him the name that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,to the glory of God the Father.

Palm Sunday!Hosanna! Save us Lord!

Mark 11

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethanyat the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2 saying to them,“Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.3 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”

4 They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

The Fig Tree

12 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14 Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

Cleaning the Temple

15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’[c]? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[d]”

18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples[e] went out of the city.

20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”

22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[f] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” [26] [g]

Spring Break Spring Cleaning!

Join us to get things ready for Easter inside the church with organization and spring cleaning. Definite times the church will be open for volunteering (email coliescher@gmail.com to schedule a volunteer to help watch children):

Candy and Goodies!

For Easter at Orchard's Park and for our Faith egg hunt, we will need lots of individually wrapped candy, small prizes, stickers, and plastic eggs. Begin bringing your donations to church and place them in the collection box outside the sanctuary. Monetary donations are also accepted to make last minute purchases.

Easter Brunch

Bentonville Half Marathon

Save the date! Handing out water and gelSaturday, April 2nd - 6:45 am

Cycle and Serve!

The Mid-South District LCMS is turning 50. To celebrate, Pastor Ondraka will bike all the way across the district. He will start in Bentonville onSaturday, April 17 and conclude in Knoxville. To send him off, we will be joining the other churches in NWA in a service project and dinner at the DAC in Bentonvlle. Come celebrate with us!